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가져오다 conjugation

to bring · gajeooda · sounds like [가저오다]

Short answer: “To bring” in Korean is 가져오다 (gajeooda). Polite present: 가져와요 (gajeowayo); past: 가져왔어요 (gajeowasseoyo); future: 가져올 거예요. It is regular.

가져오다 in sentences

All forms of 가져오다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요가져와요[가저와요]gajeowayo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다가져옵니다[가저옴니다]gajeoomnida
casual-아/어가져와[가저와]gajeowa
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다가져온다[가저온다]gajeoonda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?가져옵니까?[가저옴니까]gajeoomnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요가져오고 있어요[가저오고 이써요]gajeoogo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요가져왔어요[가저와써요]gajeowasseoyo
formal-았/었습니다가져왔습니다[가저왇씀니다]gajeowatseumnida
casual-았/었어가져왔어[가저와써]gajeowasseo
plain (written)-았/었다가져왔다[가저왇따]gajeowatda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요가져올 거예요[가저올 꺼예요]gajeool geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다가져올 겁니다[가저올 껌니다]gajeool geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야가져올 거야[가저올 꺼야]gajeool geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다가져오겠습니다[가저오겓씀니다]gajeoogetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 가져와요[안 가저와요]an gajeowayo
did not안 …았/었어요안 가져왔어요[안 가저와써요]an gajeowasseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요가져오지 않아요[가저오지 아나요]gajeooji anayo
cannot못 …못 가져와요[몯 까저와요]mot gajeowayo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요가져오세요[가저오세요]gajeooseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요가져오셨어요[가저오셔써요]gajeoosyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다가져오십니다[가저오심니다]gajeoosimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요가져오세요[가저오세요]gajeooseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요가져와 주세요[가저와 주세요]gajeowa juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요가져오지 마세요[가저오지 마세요]gajeooji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다가져옵시다[가저옵씨다]gajeoopsida
let’s … (casual)-자가져오자[가저오자]gajeooja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라가져와라[가저와라]gajeowara
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고가져오고[가저오고]gajeoogo
… so / and then-아/어서가져와서[가저와서]gajeowaseo
if …-(으)면가져오면[가저오면]gajeoomyeon
… but-지만가져오지만[가저오지만]gajeoojiman
because …-(으)니까가져오니까[가저오니까]gajeoonikka
… and / but (background)-는데가져오는데[가저오는데]gajeooneunde
even if …-아/어도가져와도[가저와도]gajeowado
while …-(으)면서가져오면서[가저오면서]gajeoomyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고가져오려고[가저오려고]gajeooryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러가져오러[가저오러]gajeooreo
before …-기 전에가져오기 전에[가저오기 저네]gajeoogi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에가져온 후에[가저온 후에]gajeoon hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는가져오는[가저오는]gajeooneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ가져온[가저온]gajeoon
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ가져올[가저올]gajeool
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요가져오고 싶어요[가저오고 시퍼요]gajeoogo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요가져올 수 있어요[가저올 쑤 이써요]gajeool su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요가져올 수 없어요[가저올 쑤 업써요]gajeool su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요가져와야 해요[가저와야 해요]gajeowaya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요가져와도 돼요[가저와도 돼요]gajeowado dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요가져오면 안 돼요[가저오면 안 돼요]gajeoomyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기가져오기[가저오기]gajeoogi

How 가져오다 changes

가져오 ends in a vowel, so 가져오 + 아/어 becomes 가져와 → 가져와요, 가져왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가져오면, 가져올. 가져오다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “bring” in Korean?

“To bring” is 가져오다 (gajeooda), pronounced [가저오다]. In a sentence: 내일 우산을 가져오세요. — Bring an umbrella tomorrow.

What is the past tense of 가져오다?

가져왔어요 (gajeowasseoyo) is the polite past tense of 가져오다 (“to bring”). Formal: 가져왔습니다; casual: 가져왔어.

How do you say 가져오다 politely?

Everyday polite: 가져와요 (gajeowayo). Formal: 가져옵니다. Casual, with close friends: 가져와.

How do you say “I want to bring” in Korean?

가져오고 싶어요 (gajeoogo sipeoyo), pronounced [가저오고 시퍼요].

Is 가져오다 irregular?

No. 가져오 ends in a vowel, so 가져오 + 아/어 becomes 가져와 → 가져와요, 가져왔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 가져오면, 가져올. 가져오다 is regular.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check